conservation

I’d been lured to St. Paul Island by the promise of adventure and world-class wildlife viewing. Birders come to Alaska’s Pribilof Archipelago on the chance that they will spot rare Asian “vagrants” seldom seen elsewhere in North America. The draw is big enough that people pay thousands of dollars to spend a few raw, wet, and windy days on this tiny volcanic landmass in the Bering Sea.

Margaret Schaeffer wants to make sure her community is prepared to handle challenges of the future, so she founded an organization dedicated to teaching the traditions of the past. Read more about the good work Ilinniagvik Attautchikun Corporation is doing in this week's blog post.